New Zealand fire services were battling a massive blaze on Tuesday on the roof o...
WELLINGTON - New Zealand fire services were battling a massive blaze on Tuesday on the roof of a convention center being built in the city of Auckland, considered to be the country’s biggest current building project.
“Fire is really building,” Auckland’s mayor, Phil Goff, said on Twitter. “People can be seen on the roof.” About 23 fire trucks from across greater Auckland had responded to the blaze, Fire and Emergency New Zealand said. Construction workers were among the hundreds of people evacuated, media said. Traffic came to a standstill in central Auckland, with people asked to avoid the business district and urged to take precautions against inhaling smoke.The NZ$703-million SkyCity Convention Center, which sits on a 1.4-hectare site, with a floorspace of 32,500 sq m , is considered to be New Zealand’s biggest building project.
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